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System and method for implanting a heart implant

  • US 9,259,317 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2008
  • Issued: 02/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A heart valve implant comprising:

  • a spacer comprising a cage and a resiliently flexible balloon disposed over at least a portion of the spacer cage, wherein said resiliently flexible balloon is configured to contact at least a portion of at least one cusp of a mitral valve to at least partially restrict a flow of blood through said mitral valve in a closed position and to allow blood flow through said mitral valve in an open position of the valve;

    a shaft having a first end configured to be coupled to said spacer;

    an anchor configured to be coupled to a second end of said shaft, said anchor configured to removably secure said implant to engage native cardiac tissue within a ventricle; and

    a gimbal pivotally coupling said anchor to a second end of said shaft, said gimbal configured to provide a degree of movement with respect to said anchor when said anchor is secured in said tissue to allow said spacer to self-align with respect to said at least a portion of said at least one cusp of said mitral valve to at least partially restrict a flow of blood through said mitral valve in said closed position.

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